Finally the Phillies won

It took 28 years for Philadelphia Phillies to be champions again. Pedro Feliz brought happiness to his team after he singled home in the seventh inning for a victory of 4-3 against Tampa Bay Rays.

“It was a crazy way to win it with a suspended game but we did and it’s over and we’re very excited,” 45-year-old Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer said. “It has been a long wait, but it’s worth it.”

In a cold winter day Phillies fans returned to Citizens Bank Park to see the city claim what they were looking for more than 20 years now, the World Series Championship title.

“Bundled in parkas and blankets the fans could taste it just as much as we could” said series MVP Cole Hamels. Read more

Big Disaster for the Phillies

The designated hitter has become a certified disaster for National League teams in the World Series.

Chris Coste and Greg Dobbs, manager Charlie Manuel’s choices to serve as DH for the Philadelphia Phillies, each stranded five base runners in the first two games of the 104th World Series. The inability to deliver in the clutch has become contagious.

The Phillies are a staggering one for 28 with runners in scoring position, but rather remarkably escaped Tropicana Field with a split.

The Phillies fell 4-2 Thursday night, their first run coming on an eighth-inning home run by Eric Bruntlett, who was pinch-hitting for Dobbs and had hit just two home runs in 212 at-bats during the regular season. Read more